Those pared down plates are aimed at the get you home IMC flyer who does not fly IMC on a regular basis and wants a cheap set of plates to keep in the flight bag.
If you are going to the effort of getting an IR one would assume you are going to use it (unless it is a tick in the box for hopefull airline job) and as such to safely fly IFR you will need the tools for the job. There is no such thing as cheap IFR flight.
I used to get the Aerad subscription but hours spent doing the paperwork updates was sooooo dull and time consuming. I even tried to get my PA to do them!
So I went for the Jeppview scubscription. I get the paper charts as they come out and the plates are all on CD updated every 2 weeks all part of the subscription. I just print out onto A5 paper the plates I need for a trip, put them in A5 plastic pockets and they go onto my A4 kneeboard.
The Jepp data is clear and easy to understand and the CD service makes updates a 30 second job. All of the text pages are also updated on the CD so preferential routing etc is all done electronically. I have a few different laptops, varying in size that I take with me and a battery powered printer so if I am on a long trip I can even print out more charts.